Schools again face budget cuts
The figures are not public, but education activists say they’re hearing of cuts at Blackstone Elementary in the South End, Mather Elementary in Dorchester, P.A. Shaw Elementary in Dorchester, Charlestown High School, East Boston High School, Nathan Hale Elementary in Roxbury and Boston Teacher’s Union K–8 Pilot School in Jamaica Plain.

Activists mark victories during Women’s march
“Women who answered the call to run, to serve, who didn’t ask permission to lead, who didn’t wait their turn,” said U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, the march’s keynote speaker and honorary chair of the steering committee. “You.

Councilors seek tax on speculators
“We need to make sure that as a city we say that we are not for sale and our Boston housing market is truly for families, the middle class and folks trying to assure that they can live and work here,” Edwards said in a City Council meeting last.

Airport workers protest wage theft, working conditions
FSS has been ordered or agreed to pay $1 million for wage theft claims nationwide since 2006. There have been more than 1,000 wage violations by FSS in Boston, and there are currently at least 10 wage theft claims against the company being investigated by the attorney general.

Mayor emphasizes economic development
In his annual State of the City address last week, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced the opening of a mobile Economic Development Center that will offer free workshops to community members on equity and inclusion, small business, community economic development, and jobs and talent.

Extending King’s economic agenda
Rev. Martin Luther King is primarily remembered as the leader of the Civil Rights Movement. He is revered throughout the world for insisting, like Mahatma Gandhi, on non-violence. King and his cohorts were able to achieve enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Of course. For someone who’s lived through busing, the Stuart Case and stop-and-frisk, it’s definitely earned its reputation. I do think we’re making progress. But there’s still a huge economic gap between blacks and whites..

IN THE NEWS
In its 34th year, the Conductors Guild is a global membership organization encompassing conductors of symphony, opera, ballet, choral, band, contemporary, and chamber ensembles. The organization trains and mentors conductors of all ages, races, and education levels.

Don’t let predatory tax loans take your refunds
For many consumers, the new year brings an annual effort to file taxes early enough to help pay off big bills, replace major appliances or tuck away a few bucks for the proverbial ‘rainy day.’ With a continuing federal shutdown, this year there are also an estimated 800,000 federal workers who have not had a payday since December.

Somerville residents discuss race relations
Joining the discussion were five panelists who all have been previously featured on the show: Pharaoh Saunders, co-host of “Let’s Talk About Race” and political science student at University of Massachusetts Boston; Tina Cabral, former writer for...

State of the City
Boston Police officers Stephen McNulty and Kim Tavares sing the national anthem during Mayor Martin Walsh’s annual State of the City address..

Growth and survival in Rox.
The temporary closing of Haley House Cafe and the city’s selection of the planned JazzUrbane Cafe to fill the long-vacant 7,800-squarefoot retail space in the Bruce Bolling Municipal Building underscore the challenges and opportunities facing local restaurateurs.

BIZ BITS
According to a new survey from Marcus by Goldman Sachs, 74 percent of Americans think their financial well-being has an impact on their overall health, and 64 percent feel they are not in the best financial shape they could be.

Most of 2018’s new jobs went to women
In the coverage of the Department of Labor’s most recent jobs report, one remarkable point was largely missed: 73 percent of the jobs created in November 2018 went to women. In fact, in every month of 2018, women were responsible for the lion’s share of job gains.

Home is where the ‘Heartland’ is
anguage, culture and philosophy blend in “Heartland,” playing at New Repertory Theatre in Watertown through Feb. 9. Written by Gabriel Jason Dean, the play follows an Afghan refugee, Nazrullah (Shawn K. Jain), who arrives in the U.S. to take care of retired professor Dr.

Living a triggered life
On Jan. 25, Keith Mascoll’s one-man show, “Triggered,” returns to Boston for a single performance at the Calderwood Pavilion. After three sold-out shows at Hibernian Hall last year, Mascoll’s project returns to the Boston stage in a longer format sponsored by The Boston Foundation.

Dorrance mesmerizes with ‘Myelination’
Myelination is a biological process crucial to brain function. It is also the title of a sensational work by choreographer Michelle Dorrance. Dorrance and her company, Dorrance Dance, performed the Boston premier of “Myelination” last Friday night at Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, in the first of two shows presented by World Music/CRASHarts.

Winter greens
he farmers markets of summer get all the glory, but pound for pound, the winter markets have more guts. These off-season centers of homegrown commerce run from about Halloween through Easter and are like distillations of their summer counterparts, like some secret society for extra-cheerful and healthy people.

FOOD
Hershey’s Chocolate provides this recipe for super moist brownies that everyone will love. n ½ cup (1 stick) butter, melted n 1 cup sugar n 1 teaspoon vanilla extract n 2 eggs n ½ cup all-purpose flour n ¹⁄ ³ cup Hershey’s Cocoa n ¼ teaspoon baking powder n ¼ teaspoon salt n ½ cup chopped nuts (optional) Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Summer Street Brass Band
Members of the Summer Street Brass Band perform during Mayor Martin Walsh’s annual State of the City address at Boston Symphony Hall..